Sr. Desktop Engineer

Insight Global; New York (NY); On-site; USD 97,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and well-being benefits

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Sr. Desktop Engineer to support, maintain, and enhance the firm's virtual desktop infrastructure, driving migration from on-prem Citrix to Azure Virtual Desktop and Citrix DaaS.

The role requires extensive experience with Citrix, AVD, FSLogix, and Windows Administration, plus PowerShell scripting. This 3-month contract offers competitive hourly pay and health benefits, with extension or full-time conversion possible.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience designing, managing, and supporting large-scale enterprise virtual desktop environments.
• Strong experience with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, including on-prem CVAD architecture, admin, and optimization.
• Hands-on with Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and Citrix DaaS, with migrations experience.
• Strong knowledge of FSLogix, Hyper-V, Active Directory, and Windows administration.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/Engineering or equivalent experience; PowerShell scripting.
• Citrix CCP-V or CCE-V or Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop certifications.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering and operational support for Citrix, Azure Virtual Desktop, and end-user computing environments.
• Support active ticket queues, escalations, incidents, service requests, and platform troubleshooting.
• Assist with migration from Citrix CVAD to Azure Virtual Desktop and Citrix DaaS platforms.
• Design, implement, and optimize virtual desktop architecture for scalability, security, and resiliency.
• Manage and troubleshoot FSLogix profiles and authentication/endpoints; develop PowerShell automation.

Skills

Citrix CVAD

Azure Virtual Desktop

FSLogix

Active Directory

PowerShell scripting

Windows administration

Citrix certifications

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / IT / Engineering

Tools

Hyper-V

Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops

PowerShell

Job description

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking a Sr. Desktop Engineer to join a prestigious international law firm client. The engineer will play a key role in supporting, maintaining, and enhancing the firm's virtual desktop infrastructure while helping lead the ongoing migration from on-premises Citrix environments to Azure Virtual Desktop and Citrix DaaS solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering and operational support for Citrix, Azure Virtual Desktop, and end-user computing environments.
• Support active ticket queues, escalations, incidents, service requests, and platform-related troubleshooting efforts.
• Assist with the firm's migration from Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops to Azure Virtual Desktop and Citrix DaaS platforms.
• Design, implement, and optimize virtual desktop architecture with a focus on scalability, security, performance, and resiliency.
• Manage and troubleshoot FSLogix profiles, application delivery platforms, authentication, and endpoint technologies.
• Develop and maintain PowerShell automation scripts to improve operational efficiency and platform management.
• Partner with Infrastructure, Security, Networking, and Service Delivery teams to deliver enterprise-wide solutions.
• Create technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and operational procedures while providing knowledge transfer to internal teams.

This is a 3-month contract position that will either be extended or converted into a full-time position.

Compensation

$85/hr

Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, level of experience, geographic location, education, and consideration of internal equity.

Benefits packages for this role include: comprehensive health and well-being benefits, personal and professional development, career growth opportunities.

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Skills and Requirements

• 7+ years of experience designing, managing, and supporting large-scale enterprise virtual desktop environments.
• Strong experience with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, including the architecture, administration, performance optimization, and troubleshooting of on-premises CVAD environments.
• Hands-on experience with Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and Citrix DaaS with exposure to enterprise virtual desktop migrations from on-prem to cloud environments.
• Strong knowledge of FSLogix, Hyper-V, Active Directory, and Windows administration.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field required, or equivalent relevant professional experience. Powershell scripting experience.
• Citrix certifications (CCP-V, CCE-V) or Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop certifications.